Radiator hanger



Feb. 7, 1933. F W, U LER 1,896,299

RADIATOR HANGER Filed Oct. 6, 1930 INVENTOR. Fig.3 QfrunhTZfidler BY (MORNEY.

Patented Feb. 7, 1933 UNITED STATES nAnIAToRi HAirGiinl Application filed October 6, IQSO TSeIiaIiIPIo-L {1 86,523 r The present invention relates to a radiator I hanger. V r

In the installing of radiators in buildings, it is customary to hang the radiators from the walls so as to avoid the necessity of using legs to support the radiators. This method of hanging radiators from the walls permits the radiators to be hung at any vdesired height from the floor and also facilitates cleaning beneath the radiators, as the old style legs interfered with the passing of a broom or mopbeneath the radiators. A great many difierent types of mechanisms'have beenv designed to support radiators on a wall. The

present type is adapted to grip a column of the radiator by means of jaws carried by a with a lever pivotally mounted on said pivotal supporting member and having a pair of oppositely disposed, offset jaws adapted to grip a column of the radiator and to be held in gripping relation with said radiator by means of the weight of the radiator acting upon said ofiset jaws.

These and other features of the invention will be more fully brought out in the following description and the accompanying drawing, wherein: V

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device, a radiator column being gripped by the jaws thereof being indicated in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a plan view looking upward at the mechanism shown in Figure 1, the radiaa tor column being indicated in solid lines; and Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device through the point of pivotal support of the jaw supporting lever member.

Referring to the drawing in detail, a planiform' back member F 1 made 'ofi'sheet inetal I with an upset lug 2 stamped from? the metal thereof tofllimitfthe downward pivotal movement of 'a' radiator gripping lever, member.

pivotal,stipport member '3 is riveted and comprises an" enlarged flanged upper portion etwhich overlies the. sides of a slotted openingb in aleverti, a" reduced intermediate portion- 7 which rides in theslotted opening 5 and a still further reducedlower portion :8' 1

whichf is adapted to fit closely'in .a circular opening in the backing plate 1 and extends below the lower face of 's aidplate; j f

i The lower end of the reduced lowerportion 8 is riveted outwardly as at gi ig py ts backing plate 1 to hold the pivotal support member 3 firmly in position therein. Afcentralopening 10 is provided in this pivotal support member of, a size tor'eoeive a bolt 01' l'ag screw 11' by means of which the device 7 may be secured in position on i a supporting wall; Thesides of the lever Bare bent'upwardly as at 12 and 13, the upper side12 being formed with an extension '14'which' 'yond its central diameter. d

Practically all of the radiators manufactured at present are ofthe narrow column or tube type so that one type'of radiator hanger H forms/"a jaw to grip a radiator column 16 be- 'will' be suitable for hanging any -of-.'the "9 present types oftube radiators. The lower side 13 of the lever 6Jis extended upwardlyas at 17 and has an edge portion '1'8'parallel to'the-back-plate 1 to support the rear edge of the radiator column, while a second project- '85 mg portion 15 is extended up'wardly and formed substantially the-same as the projecting portion 14 with the gripping-face 19 thereofreversed to grip the opposite side of v a radiator column; The jaws 14 and '15 are to 7. preferably spaced apart a sufficient distance to grip the radiator column when the lever is inclined slightly upward as in Figure 1, although this spacing of the jaws is not essential provided that the jaws are spaced sutti- -'95 ciently far apart toreceive a radiator column between them andnot so far as to-prevent I their gripping the column.

' In hanging a radiator with a hanger of this type, a plurality of the hangers are secured. "I00 1 r FRAivK w. FULLER, 0F snrnunnmnnso'rni to the Wall at required distances, one hanger being required for approximately each three hundred pounds of radiation to be supported. The radiator is then placed in position against the wall with certain of the columns thereof registering. with the hanger, The radiator is then moved in toward the wall, the columns thereof registering with said hangers being inserted between the j aws of said hangers. The radiator is then raised as by meansof a block and lever in accordance with a well known manner of raising radiators and as the radiator is raised and released the jaws grip the columns of the radiators V and hold them in raised-position. In case the radiator is raised higherthanthe re- I quired position it maybe lowered a small amount at a time by tapping the under side of the outer jaw ,15 with a hammer or other instrument, the jaws releasing a slight amount at a time so as to permit veryaccurate positioning of the, radiator The back plate 1 is'not essentialtothe i 7 operation of the device, although it is desirable, since itprovides a smooth surface for thelever 6 to work against and also permits the use of the stop 2 which limits the downward pivotal movement of the lever 6 and thus facilitates the positioning of the radiator in the hangers. V

The device comprises a simple and sturdy hanger with no loose parts to. become lost in transit and is. extremely simple and economical to manufacture. By, providing hangers with jaws of a length to extend outwardly beyond the central diameter of the column the hanger can be readily manufactured to hang any Wall-supported type of column radiator.

I claim: A radiator support comprising an anchored member adapted to be fixed to a wall,

and a leversacting supporting member having oppositely disposed gripping jaws adapted to grip the radiator tube under the action of gravity, said supporting member being connected to said anchoring member by a pivot that includes a slot extended longitudinally of said lever-acting support 7 and permits sliding adjustments thereof onto said pivot to vary the operative position of said gripping jaws.

In testimony whereof. I aflix my signature.

FRANK W. FULLER. 

